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WE'RE WORKING TO TALK TO THE WINTER GARDEN COMMISSIONER ABOUT THE RESOLUTION. WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE TONIGHT AT 6:00. DISNEY FANS, THEME PARK OFFICIALS HAVE BIG NEWS. IT'S ALL ABOUT ADDING MORE FUN TO THE PARK. IT'S ALL COMING, ISN'T IT? IT INCLUDES TWO NEW ATTRACTIONS IN FANTASYLAND. AND WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT THE WORKS IN PROGRESS. TELL US ABOUT THE ATTRACTIONS THAT ARE COMING. DO YOU KNOW MUCH? ALL LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH THE PRINCESS, BUT IF THE SEVEN DWARFS ARE MORE YOUR SPEED, YOU'RE IN LUCK. YOU CAN SEE THE CONSTRUCTION IS WELL UNDERWAY. CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE WELL UNDERWAY ON THE SEVEN DWARFS MINE TRAIN. GUESTS WILL GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE SEVEN DWARFS WHILE THEY WORK THE MINES AND GUESTS WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH OF THE BUCKET. WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SEVEN DWARFS AS THEY DUMPED THE DIAMONDS AND GEMS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEERS STUDIED THAT AND THE RIDE TEAM PAID GREAT ATTENTION TO GIVING THE GUESTS THE SAME SENSATION. ACROSS THE WAY, THERE'S THE PRINCESS FAIRYTALE HALL, IT'S BEING CALLED AN ANNEX ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE CASTLE WHERE GUESTS ANYTIME OF DAY CAN GO AND VISIT WITH A DISNEY PRINCESS IN OPULENCE. THERE'S A ROYAL GALLERY, STONE CASTLE WALLS AND YOU GO INTO THE ROYAL RECEIVING ROOMS WHERE YOU GET TO MEET THE PRINCESSES. IT'S ALL PART OF WHAT DISNEY IS CALLING ITS MONSTROUS SUMMER WHICH IS A NOD TO THE ANIMATED FILM MONSTROUS UNIVERSITY BEING RELEASED THIS SUMMER. A FILM FOR ALL AGES. I THINK IT'S NEAT. I HAVE A 5.5-YEAR-OLD WHO WOULD LOVE IT AND A GRANDMOTHER THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THERE. THEY DON'T HAVE A DEFINITIVE DATE ON THE OPENING YET AND THE MINE TRAIN IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2014. YOU'VE GOT THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING LATER TONIGHT. DO YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT OR WHAT MIGHT BE SAID? DISNEY OFFICIALS ARE BEING TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT THAT BUT I'VE BEEN ASKING AROUND AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EPCOT AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH A LARGE

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April 25, 2013

Hard Hat Tour at Disney

Construction on the final phases of Disney'sNew Fantasyland expansion keeps on keeping on. While Universal's Hi-Tech Transformers nears its opening less than a year since demo started on an old soundstage, Disney reiterated today that the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster won't open until Spring of 2014.I will give Disney this about the new ride -- it will be pretty and it will be a first of its kind, though not exactly an E-Ticket. Disney took Local 6 on a hard-hat tour of construction today.

Here's what it looked like this morning as our crew waited to be let in the area.You can see our Louis Bolden waiting patiently.

That's the end of our unique photos. For safety reasons, Disney wouldn't let us bring our camera into the hard hat area. But DIsney did pass along some video of the construction.I did some screen grabs to help you understand what you are seeing.

First -- here is the best view yet we have seen of the model for the attraction.

On the right shows where guests will enter the line for the ride. I believe the structure in the center will be fleshed out to look like the Dwarfs cottage -- which I believe is the exit.The other shot of the model shows the heart of the attraction - the jewel mine itself.

Above is roughly the same spot in the actual ride under construction.The coaster promises unique cars, shaped like mine cars, that swing for extra thrills. That's why the track is extra twisty -- to enhance the swinging.

Here's a view of the top of the attraction. Quite a nice view of most of the Fantasyland expansion.

So while welders still have a lot to do -- there is also some themed painting already underway.

Again Disney says look for "a musical journey through the mine “where a million diamonds shine" in 2014.Opening later this year -- is the Princess Fairytale Hall. Replacing the classic Snow White's Scary Adventure ride. On the inside-- there is still a lot to do. (keep in mind -- the Snow White ride closed almost a year ago)

That's the heart of the attraction. Hard to visualize -- but that's where little princes and princesses will get to meet Rapunzel, Cinderella and others. At the Mine Train construction site, photojournalist Jeff Segers just sent me this photo of an Imagineer giving a little show and tell.

He's standing in front of the coaster, but here's a closer look at what he is holding -- what the new entrance of the Meet & Greet will look like -- followed by new concept art of the interior.

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